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The Nokia Lumia 1020, which is set to go on sale this weekend, has been getting great reviews thanks to its 41-megapixel rear-facing camera. It can capture photos with more details than its rivals. Join me and my Times colleague Michelle Maltais at 2:30 p.m. as we unbox the new Nokia smartphone and get our first look at the device. LIVE DISCUSSION: Join us at 2:30 p.m. as we unbox the Lumia 1020. The iPhone 5 and Galaxy S 4 feature 8-mp and 13-mp cameras, respectively, but the Lumia 1020 has taken smartphone photography to a whole new level with its camera.

Nokia announced a new tablet and two new smartphones this week, but perhaps the most significant move the company made was adding the Instagram and Vine apps to its devices running Windows Phone operating system. Since being caught off guard by the Apple iPhone and devices running on Google Android, Nokia has been trying hard to bounce back in the smartphone market. To stand out, the Finnish company decided to go with Microsoft's Windows Phone software for its smartphones' operating system.

Nokia's line of Lumia smartphones is outselling all smartphones made by BlackBerry, including new devices running the BlackBerry 10 operating system, according to their most recent quarterly reports. The Finnish phone-maker sold 7.4 million of its Lumia devices from April through June. By comparison, BlackBerry sold 6.8 million smartphones in its last quarter, which ran from March to May. Blackberry said in a teleconference call with analysts that it sold 2.7 million BlackBerry 10 devices during the quarter.

A low-cost plastic iPhone in different colors has been rumored for a while, and now the device may have a name: the iPhone 5C. A photo hit the Web this weekend allegedly showing a bunch of the store boxes for the plastic iPhone. On the sides of the cases you can see "iPhone 5C. " Some doubted whether the picture and the name would really be what Apple called their plastic iPhone, but Business Insider is reporting that the iPhone 5C may indeed be the moniker for the low-cost smartphone.

AT&T will carry the upcoming Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone in time for the holidays, the company said Thursday. The Texas-based network said it will exclusively begin selling Nokia's flagship device in November. The Lumia 920, which runs on the new Windows Phone 8 operating system, features a 4.5-inch screen and an impressive 8-megapixel camera with technology that is supposed to allow it to shoot steady video and great shots in low-light scenarios. The phone also features a front-facing camera and near-field communication technology, and runs on a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core processor.

The Lumia 1020 features the best camera we have seen on any smartphone. Nokia has been betting big on smartphone photography for the past year now, but the Lumia 1020 may be its boldest move yet. Unlike other smartphones on the market that typically feature 8-megapixel cameras, the Finnish phone maker has outfitted the Lumia 1020 with a 41-megapixel sensor. That means the Nokia device can take much larger pictures than its rivals and grasp more detail. The pictures aren't exactly 41-megapixels big. They're actually saved as 34- or 38-megapixel images, depending on the ratio you choose.

If you're looking for a large-screen smartphone but don't want to spend too much, Nokia may have you covered. The Finnish phone maker unveiled Tuesday the Lumia 625, a 4.7-inch smartphone built for users on a budget. Nokia said it will be available to users for about $290 before any carrier subsidies, which are common in the U.S. That's about half the cost of other smartphones with large screens. PHOTOS: Top smartphones of 2013 "The latest member of the Nokia Lumia family combines a big screen and high-speed 4G Internet access to bring a premium entertainment and communication experience at a very affordable price," Nokia said in a statement . Besides the large screen and low price, the Lumia 625, which runs Windows Phone 8 operating system, uses a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor.

Best Buy's website may have inadvertently disclosed the pricing for two upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices. Neither Nokia nor HTC have announced prices for their flagship Windows Phone 8 devices since unveiling them in September, but on Sunday, a page on bestbuy.com showed the price for both phones. According to the Windows Phone 8 page, Best Buy is selling pre-orders for the HTC Windows 8X for $99.99 on a new two-year contract. The Windows 8X is a 4.3-inch screen smartphone with 8 GB of storage.

The Nokia Lumia 920 is starting to make some rumbles in the smartphone market, selling out on Amazon.com and seeing some wait times on AT&T for some versions. On Amazon, the wait time for Nokia's flagship phone is one to two weeks. It sells the black version of the Lumia 920, which launched this month. The Seattle online retailer lists the 4.5-inch screen phone as back-ordered. The black Lumia 920 is also sold out on AT&T's website and is listed as completely out of stock.

T-Mobile announced two new smartphones Monday, its first since agreeing to merge with MetroPCS last week. The two phones are the Nokia Lumia 810, which runs on the new Windows Phone 8 operating system, and a 4.5-inch screen LG device that runs on Google's Android operating system. Both phones are T-Mobile exclusives and are not available on other carriers. The Nokia phone features a 4.3-inch screen. It runs on a Qualcomm 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor and includes an 8-megapixel rear camera.

The Lumia 1020 features the best camera we have seen on any smartphone. Nokia has been betting big on smartphone photography for the past year now, but the Lumia 1020 may be its boldest move yet. Unlike other smartphones on the market that typically feature 8-megapixel cameras, the Finnish phone maker has outfitted the Lumia 1020 with a 41-megapixel sensor. That means the Nokia device can take much larger pictures than its rivals and grasp more detail. The pictures aren't exactly 41-megapixels big. They're actually saved as 34- or 38-megapixel images, depending on the ratio you choose.

The Nokia Lumia 1020, which is set to go on sale this weekend, has been getting great reviews thanks to its 41-megapixel rear-facing camera. It can capture photos with more details than its rivals. Join me and my Times colleague Michelle Maltais at 2:30 p.m. as we unbox the new Nokia smartphone and get our first look at the device. LIVE DISCUSSION: Join us at 2:30 p.m. as we unbox the Lumia 1020. The iPhone 5 and Galaxy S 4 feature 8-mp and 13-mp cameras, respectively, but the Lumia 1020 has taken smartphone photography to a whole new level with its camera.

If you're looking for a large-screen smartphone but don't want to spend too much, Nokia may have you covered. The Finnish phone maker unveiled Tuesday the Lumia 625, a 4.7-inch smartphone built for users on a budget. Nokia said it will be available to users for about $290 before any carrier subsidies, which are common in the U.S. That's about half the cost of other smartphones with large screens. PHOTOS: Top smartphones of 2013 "The latest member of the Nokia Lumia family combines a big screen and high-speed 4G Internet access to bring a premium entertainment and communication experience at a very affordable price," Nokia said in a statement . Besides the large screen and low price, the Lumia 625, which runs Windows Phone 8 operating system, uses a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor.

It isn't even available to the public yet, but that hasn't stopped the porn industry from being an early adopter of Google Glass. MiKandi, the company that tried to launch a Google Glass porn app earlier this year before Google banned it, released a trailer for the first pornographic movie shot with Google Glass. The producers used the camera feature of the smart glasses to shoot a "point-of-view" movie. "While the tech giant has restricted sexually explicit material in Glass apps, or Glassware, there is no current restriction on the sort of content created with the innovative device," MiKandi said Tuesday.

Nokia's line of Lumia smartphones is outselling all smartphones made by BlackBerry, including new devices running the BlackBerry 10 operating system, according to their most recent quarterly reports. The Finnish phone-maker sold 7.4 million of its Lumia devices from April through June. By comparison, BlackBerry sold 6.8 million smartphones in its last quarter, which ran from March to May. Blackberry said in a teleconference call with analysts that it sold 2.7 million BlackBerry 10 devices during the quarter.

Nokia unveiled its latest smartphone Tuesday, the shiny but powerful Lumia 925, a variation of its flagship model that will debut with T-Mobile. The Lumia 925 is a silver Windows Phone 8 device with a metal and polycarbonate body. The device is much lighter and thinner than the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 928, the AT&T and Verizon versions of Nokia's flagship smartphone. Nokia said the 16-gigabyte smartphone uses a 1.5-gigahertz, dual-core Snapdragon processor and features an 8.7-megapixel camera that uses Nokia's PureView technology, which is designed to let users take high-quality low-light images and stable action shots.

Nokia's next flagship phone will reportedly be made of aluminum and be much lighter than its predecessor, the Lumia 920. The Verge website reported Thursday that the Finnish phone company is set to dump polycarbonate as the body material for its upcoming top-of-the-line device. It cited unnamed sources "familiar with Nokia's plans. " By using aluminum instead, which is the material used for the Apple iPhone 5's body, Nokia might be able to achieve a lighter and thinner build.

The 2013 International CES electronics conference is just around the corner, so what can you expect? Smartphones, tablets and apps are expected to once again be shown in abundance, but with thousands of companies from around the world coming, that's not all we'll see at CES. LIVE VIDEO DISCUSSION: Join us at 2:15 p.m. today Join The Times' Michelle Maltais, Jon Healey, Andrea Chang and me right here as we preview what we expect to...

Nokia, taking a chapter right out of Apple's playbook, is sending invitations for a press event that gives only a hint of what it might be about. It's unclear what the Finnish phone maker will unveil at the May 14 event in London, but the invitation gives two clues. It says: "The Nokia Lumia story continues," and in a much harder-to-see text, adds: "See what's next. " Such invites have been an Apple hallmark that often fuels rampant speculation and generates buzz. PHOTOS: The top smartphones of 2013 For Nokia's press event, there's already several theories floating around.

Nokia reported better-than-expected fourth quarter results, largely in part to surprisingly robust sales of Lumia smartphones during the holidays. The Finnish phone maker said it sold 4.4 million units of the Lumia line. That was up from 2.9 million in the third quarter. Nokia, which makes smartphones and regular cellphones, said it sold a total of 86.3 million devices during the quarter, raking in about $5.1 billion. PHOTOS: Top 10 tech products of 2012 The uptick in smartphone sales didn't come as a complete surprise.